Skills and Keywords for Your Resume

The right keywords get your resume past ATS and in front of recruiters. The wrong ones — or missing ones — mean your resume never gets seen, regardless of how qualified you are.

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How to choose the right keywords

Keywords should come from three sources: the specific job description you're targeting, your industry's standard vocabulary, and your actual skills and experience. Never add keywords for skills you don't have.

Technical Skills

PythonSQLTableauSalesforceAWSJavaScriptPower BIGoogle Analytics

Leadership & Management

Team leadershipP&L managementStakeholder managementCross-functional collaborationPerformance management

Project Management

AgileScrumPMPJIRARisk managementBudget managementOKRs

Communication

Executive presentationsTechnical writingNegotiationClient relationsPublic speaking

Strategy & Analysis

Strategic planningCompetitive analysisMarket researchBusiness intelligenceFinancial modeling

Keyword placement strategy

Professional Summary

Include 3–5 role-specific keywords in your opening summary to immediately signal relevance.

Skills Section

List hard skills and technical tools as standalone keywords — ATS systems parse these directly.

Bullet Points

Weave keywords naturally into achievement statements. Context makes keywords more credible.

Job Titles

Ensure your job titles match industry-standard terminology, even if your internal title was different.

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